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1964 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1964.

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Events

  • 20 April – BBC 2 Scotland starts broadcasting; the existing BBC channel is renamed BBC 1 Scotland. A power failure prevents the planned opening night's schedule from happening, meaning the first programme shown is Play School the following morning.
  • 30 April – Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
  • 15 October – Television coverage of the general election.
  • 15 December – Peter Watkins' docudrama Culloden is shown nationally on BBC TV.

    • Television series

  • Scotsport (1957–2008)
  • The White Heather Club (1958–1968)
  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
  • The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)

    • Births

  • 13 May - Lorraine McIntosh, singer and actress
  • 6 September - Stephen Greenhorn, playwright, television writer and novelist
  • Unknown - Paul Higgins, actor

    • References

    1964 in Scottish television Wikipedia
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